SiteXpress includes a gallery of form layouts, each with a different combination of labelled form elements. To add a form to a page, you insert a form layout and then edit the form elements to suit your needs. Form control types include:
textbox A text input field. Properties include the pixel width of the input box and the maximum number of characters allowed.
text area A memo-style text input field (i.e. to accommodate a paragraph or more of text). Properties include the number of columns and rows, which define the size of the text area field.
radio buttons Two or more, single-select options (i.e. the person submitting the form can only select one more option) entered as a comma-delimited list of items.
checkboxes Two or more multiple-select options entered as a comma-delimited list of items.
dropdown box Two or more single-select options appearing in a dropdown menu, entered as a comma-delimited list of items.
In addition to the control-specific properties listed above, all form controls also have a name property and a mandatory flag. The name property uniquely identifies the data posted by each control. The mandatory flag is checked to require the user to enter data for the control (or make a selection) when the form is submitted.
Note: To change the form layout, click Add-ons > Change Form, click the Edit Item icon for the form, and choose a new layout from the gallery. To delete a form layout, click Page > Delete Layout and then click the Delete Item icon next to the form you wish to delete.
Form controls are handled just as other content items are, in other words, you use the Page tab mode controls (i.e. Add Item, Edit Item, Copy/Paste or Delete Item) to work with form controls.